Monthly Archives: May 2012

Ok anyone out there wants to buy my spare Space ships and some Planet scenenery can now do so on ebay Click on the link , you’ll then need to click on “see sellers other listings” for full list…..Good luck

Clearly no Sci fi collection would be complete without this ship….I have a few in various scales but wanted one in fleet scale so i could fit into my Game!

Again this little gem came from Bergstrom The detail is quite amazing given the size..I don’t think i have done it justice….but it ws the best i could do!

Just about got it in focus, which isn’t easy!

For an idea of Size…here it is alongside the Liberator..the Liberator is 50mm long so I’m guessing the Falcon should be a bit smaller if it was to be 1/7000 scale..but this is close enough for my game. it is more likely in scale with bergstroms fleet scale fighters……some of which will be next!!!

My ever expanding fleet of sci fi movie craft took on board the Iconic Star Destroyer from Studio Bergstrom (I can’t speak highly enough of the service and products at this online store, delivery from the states was lightening fast, communication was instant!! The pictures on Andrew’s site sometimes don’t do enough justice to the models themselves….which are extremely detailed given their really small size. Obviously someone has attempted a paint job on some fleet scale fighters and makro setting on camera can be cruel. I have yet to photograph my fighters..but i know the paint job won’t be too good, as once you start going beyond a casual dry brush you are in trouble!!! (my fighters are incredibly detailed, more on those shortly)

But here is Bergstrom’s take on a fleet scale Star destroyer..which i just had to have…now I’m sure it isn’t 1/7000 scale which is my kind of bench mark…but if it was it would likely be too big for my battle mat playing area!!! so really big ships are fine in a smaller scale!

This Imperial ship has a hull cast in resin and a bridge in pewter (I think)

I just need to get a Fighter wing for it now!

Along side a Federation Pursuit Ship for size…although not equally scaled!

……I finished making the planets…and little moons (not illustrated) haven’t named any yet…but they came out rather well. Polystyrene balls of various sizes, covered in textured acrylic paste, then painted.

Managed to get some chip board at weekend, 2 packs of 3 board which is meant for flooring in loft (tongue and groove). I paired them off and glued together with wood glue. Placed them on my dinning room table

It was very straight forward, no cutting needed. I placed the mat on top added the models and some base coated planets for effect.

…………..But in my house it is 6 foot by 4 foot…….and it arrived in the post today from Canada. (Delivery time 10 days!!!! so pretty fast) So this felt mat from Hotz mats will go on some MDF which will be 6×4 feet and will be the games board.

I placed all my ships on it for effect….I must now get on with scenery.

it’s been two weeks since i thought of doing this and it’s nearly all sorted!